Vicente Lusitano had been dimly remembered, largely by music historians, for "a notorious dispute which he won, then lost, but is now winning again." Scholar Garrett Schuman explains what's now known about Lusitano, why he fell into obscurity, and the revival of his (often gorgeous) works this decade. - Early Music America
After audience travel, by far the largest source of emissions is food and drink, which on average accounts for just over 34%. This is significantly reduced at events that have adopted plant-based policies. - Complete Music Update
Replace charismatic leadership with technocratic good manners and the whole edifice comes tumbling down. Fine by me, but just beware of what this means. Fewer recordings, fewer concerts, fewer subsidies, fewer jobs. - The Spectator
"What Vivek is doing is trying to align himself with the struggle of overcoming adversity. From what I know of Vivek's policies, objectives and goals, they're not in alignment with Eminem at all." - BBC
He became director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela when he was 18, and he's known many of the players since they were all children enrolled in El Sistema. Yet, until this past Saturday at the Edinburgh International Festival, he hadn't conducted them since 2017. - The New York Times
Rattle retains a lifetime role as the LSO’s Conductor Emeritus; he will be back often. Symbolically, though, his departure is a sad moment: any fancy dreams of great British conductor, great British orchestra and great British concert hall are probably gone for good. - iNews
Google is signaling that it will pay off the music industry with special deals that create brand-new — and potentially devastating! — private intellectual property rights, while basically telling the rest of the web that the price of being indexed in Search is complete capitulation to allowing Google to scrape data for AI training. - The Verge
The letter praised the faculty and students in the PhD programs for their work with “very limited resources,” but stated the university was “simply not in a position to invest in the programs as is needed to sustain and grow them.” - Boston Globe
"I start with music that matches the patient’s frame of mind and slowly shift to more soothing themes. I find that their mood and affect will often follow. It’s called entrainment. We “entrain” to the music and follow along, both mentally and physically." - Washington Post
Why is there a gap between today’s composers and the repertoires of most of the musical ensembles in the country – which are not the professionals, but the amateur groups of all kinds who are the fabric of our musical life? It’s a situation that’s a historical anomaly. - Classical Music UK
Lyrics celebrating the working man and woman have a long history in American music, from artists including Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Bill Withers and Bruce Springsteen. Scratch the surface, however, and you also find extremist and conspiratorial narratives. - NPR
The 36-year-old music director of the Louisville Orchestra has largely eschewed the touring-guest-conductor circuit many of his peers use to build careers. He stays put in Kentucky, putting time and attention into involving himself and the orchestra in the community of the city and the state. - The New York Times
